December 9-10, 2023 (Sat. - Sun.)

International Symposium "The Formation of the Relationship between Modern Japan and the Islamic World" 

The year 2023 commemorates the 100th anniversary of the establishment of the Republic of Turkey, while the upcoming year 2024 will also mark the centenary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Japan and Turkey, which signified the initial foray of the Japanese diplomacy into the Islamic World.

To delve into the historical ties between Modern Japan and the Islamic World, we are pleased to announce a two-day international symposium centered around the general theme "The Formation of the Relationship between Modern Japan and the Islamic World."

In Part I on December 9th, under the sub-theme "Modern Japanese Images about Turkey," we will explore how Modern Japan depicted and represented Turkey from various viewpoints.

In Part II on December 10th, under the sub-theme "The Archive of the Source Materials about the Greater Japan Muslim League," we will take a more specifically focused approach by examining the historical materials concerning the Greater Japan Muslim Leagues, which serve as the paramount and fundamental sources for comprehending the relationship between Modern Japan and the Islamic World.

Venue:

125 Memorial Hall, Building 8

Hakusan Campus, TOYO University

Registration:

To participate in the symposium, you must complete online registration in advance to obtain an entrance pass for Hakusan Campus. For registration, please visit the following website: https://forms.gle/2bTfS3kXxqHj5dRd7

Online Streaming:

The symposium will be live-streamed via Webex Webinar. Please visit following links.

Part I (December 9): https://toyouniv.webex.com/toyouniv/j.php?MTID=mf8e847efa6f471ed9fd3b7a4c6fcf636 (Webinar number: 2510 157 8843)

Part II (December 10): https://toyouniv.webex.com/toyouniv/j.php?MTID=mab0a7c17b7ced4311d7e199990da7011 (Webinar number: 2516 180 2419)

*The online audience is invited to submit their questions to the following e-mail address: toyochichukai[at]toyo.jp

Program:

December 9 (Sat.) | Part I: The Modern Japanese Images about Turkey

Chaired by Kei TAKAHASHI (TOYO University)

13:00 Opening Remarks

13:15 Nobuo MISAWA (TOYO University)

“Three-divided Turkey among the Modern Japanese Recognition”

13:45 Merthan DÜNDAR (APAM, Ankara University)

“Notes on Less Known Facts in the History of Turkish-Japanese Relations: Historical Figures, Tragedies and Stories”

14:15 Neslihan AKSOY (Lawyer / Independent Historian)

“Image of Japan in Turkey and the Role of Abdurresit Ibrahim and his Family”

14:45 Break

15:00 Tomoe HAMAZAKI (Shinshu University)

“Imagining Other Worlds through Music: the Reception of “Uskudara” in Postwar Japan”

15:30 Satoshi KAWAMOTO (Tokyo University of Foreign Studies)

“When Far East Meets Middle East: Japanese Architects in the Pre-war Period and Islamic Architecture”

16:00 Nanako MURATA (TOYO University)

“Greek Orthodox Christians’ Memories of the Last Phase of their Life in Asia Minor”

16:30 Break

16:45 General Discussion

17:45 Closing Remarks

December 10 (Sun.) | Part II: The Archive of the Source Materials about the Greater Japan Muslim League

Chaired by Nobuo MISAWA (TOYO University)

12:30 Opening Remarks

12:45 Hirofumi OKAI (Kyoto Sangyo University)

“The Photographic Database of the Greater Japan Muslim League”

13:05 Kiyohiko HASEBE (The University of Tokyo)

“A Plan to Establish a University of Islam by the Greater Japan Muslim League: Insights from Waseda University Archives”

13:30 Chisako OMOSO (Osaka University of Economic and Law)

“The Importance of the ‘Deposited Materials by the Greater Japan Muslim League’ as a Complementary Historical Source in the Analysis of Historical Sources”

13:55 Sayoko NUMATA (Tokyo University of Foreign Studies)

“The Effects of Photographic Materials for Interpreting Tatar Migrants' Narratives”

14:20 Break

14:45 Yoshiaki FUKUDA (Osaka University)

“Literary Representation of Tatar Migrants in Japan during the Showa Period”

15:05 Nurullah SAT (Social Sciences University of Ankara)

“Izutu, Okawa and Ibrahim”

15:45 Satoshi KAWAMOTO (Tokyo University of Foreign Studies)

“The Importance of Tombstones and Epitaph plates in Tama Cemetery”

16:05 Break

16:20 Comments by Kenji KURODA (National Museum of Ethnology)

Merthan DÜNDAR (APAM, Ankara University)

Neslihan AKSOY (Lawyer / Independent Historian)

17:00 General Discussion

17:30 Closing Remarks

*All presentations and discussions will be conducted in English. No interpretation or translation available.

Contact:

toyochichukai[at]toyo.jp

Organized by:

Asian Cultural Research Institute, TOYO University

Global Mediterranean at the Asian Cultures Research Institute (ACRI) funded by the National Institutes for the Humanities (NIHU)

JSPS Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B) “International Collaborative Study on the Photographic Archives of the Greater Japan Muslim League” (19H04369)

2023年12月9-10日（土・日）開催

国際シンポジウム「近代日本とイスラーム世界の関係性の構築」 

　2023年はトルコ共和国100周年の記念すべき年であり、翌2024年にやはり100周年を迎える日本・トルコの国交樹立は、日本とイスラーム世界との初の外交関係の成立を意味する。この点を鑑み、今回の国際シンポジウムは近代日本とイスラーム世界との関係を再考することを目的とする。具体的には、1日目に近代日本がトルコをどのように表象・イメージしてきたのかを様々な角度から検証する。2日目はより専門的に、近代日本とイスラーム世界の関係を研究するための諸史資料につき、最重要の根幹史料である『大日本回教協会寄託資料』を中心に検討していくことを目的とする。

※本シンポジウムの全行程は英語で行われます。当日、通訳・翻訳のご用意はありませんのでご了承ください。

開催場所：

東洋大学白山キャンパス８号館１２５記念ホール

※対面での参加を希望される方は、事前に下記登録フォームに入力し白山キャンパス入構証を取得してください。

https://forms.gle/2bTfS3kXxqHj5dRd7

オンライン配信：

当日の様子はWebexウェビナーを用いてライブ配信いたします。下記リンクからご参加ください。

Part I (12/9): https://toyouniv.webex.com/toyouniv/j.php?MTID=mf8e847efa6f471ed9fd3b7a4c6fcf636 (Webinar number: 2510 157 8843)

Part II (12/10): https://toyouniv.webex.com/toyouniv/j.php?MTID=mab0a7c17b7ced4311d7e199990da7011 (Webinar number: 2516 180 2419)

※質問等はtoyochichukai[at]toyo.jpまでお寄せください。

主催：

東洋大学アジア文化研究所（アジア文化研究所特別措置予算「トルコ建国100周年記念：日本=トルコ関係の回顧と検証」）

人間文化研究機構グローバル地域研究推進事業東洋大学アジア文化研究所グローバル地中海地域研究拠点 

科学研究費助成事業基盤研究(B)「大日本回教協会旧蔵写真資料の国際共同研究：画像資料の実態解明とアーカイブ構築」(研究課題：19H04369)